First FGM conviction

The mother of a three-year-old girl became the first person to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM). A jury at the Old Bailey took less than five hours to convict the woman of performing FGM. The girl’s father was cleared of FGM and an alternative charge of failing to prevent it being performed.

First FGM conviction

The mother of a three-year-old girl became the first person to be convicted of female genital mutilation (FGM). A jury at the Old Bailey took less than five hours to convict the woman of performing FGM. The girl’s father was cleared of FGM and an alternative charge of failing to prevent it being performed.